Cowpen
| Cowpen | |
| Northumberland | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NZ295815 |
| Location: | 55°7’37"N, 1°32’20"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 4,466 |
| Post town: | Blyth |
| Postcode: | NE24 |
| Dialling code: | 01670 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Northumberland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Blyth Valley |
Cowpen (ˈku:pən) is a village of Northumberland, which has become a western extension of the town of Blyth in the east of the county. Cowpen is found just east of the A189 road.
In the 12th century, the village's name was Cupum, possibly the dative plural of Old Norse kupa, "a cuplike depression or valley".[1]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Allen Mawer, "The Scandinavian Kingdom of Northumbria", page 309, Essays and studies presented to William Ridgeway: on his sixtieth birthday, 6 August 1913, Cambridge University Press, 1913.